Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction 08.04.2025 | Championship
Blackburn Rovers
0 - 2
Half time: 0 - 2
Full time: 0 - 2
Kick off:
Date:
Sheffield Wednesday
1
2.40
X
3.54
2
3.02
Contents
- Competition: Championship
- Date: 8th April 2025
- Kick-off: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Ewood Park
Two teams level on 52 points and close to each other in the English second tier meet on Tuesday, when Blackburn Rovers host Sheffield Wednesday.
Blackburn have fallen off the pace since their run of three consecutive wins came to an end on February 15. The Blue and Whites have gone winless in seven consecutive Championship games, suffering six defeats and playing out one draw.
Sheffield, meanwhile, go into Tuesday's game on the back of a three-game winless streak. Their most recent outing saw them welcome Hull City to Hillsborough on Saturday afternoon. It looked as though Danny Rolfe's side were heading for a successive draw after a goalless first half, but Hughes broke their hearts with a stoppage time goal.
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday Betting Tips: Under 2.5 goals
Rovers have struggled defensively over the last few weeks, failing to keep a clean sheet in each of their last seven league games but they are not conceding many goals. Three of their last four encounters ended with under 2.5 goals and Valérien Ismaël’s side failed to score in as many games.
Sheffield Wednesday are not also conceding many goals at the moment, with the visitors conceding under one goal in each of their last three matches. All three encounters ended with under two goals and I expect a similar outcome on Tuesday.
- Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals
- Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday prediction: 1-1
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 1
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Blackburn Rovers
1 : 3
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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Sheffield Wednesday
3 : 1
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Sheffield Wednesday
1 : 0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Blackburn Rovers
1 : 1
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 5
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
Blackburn Rovers team news
Blackburn Rovers head coach Valérien Ismaël is expected to make a number of changes to the side that took to the field from kick-off in the defeat to Middlesbrough last time out.
Having been taken off early in the second half of that game, Makhtar Gueye is among those likely to drop to the bench on Tuesday.
Hayden Carter and Andreas Weimann are both out for the visit of Sheffield Wednesday with knee injuries.
Last matches of Blackburn Rovers
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Blackburn Rovers
0 : 2
Middlesbrough
Championship
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Portsmouth
1 : 0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Blackburn Rovers
1 : 2
Cardiff City
Championship
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Stoke City
1 : 0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
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Derby County
2 : 1
Blackburn Rovers
Championship
Blackburn Rovers lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Aynsley Alan William Pears
Defenders
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11
Joe Rankin-Costello
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5
Dominic Hyam
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15
Danny Batth
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4
Yuri Ribeiro
Midfielders
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21
John Buckley
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8
Todd Cantwell
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27
Lewis Travis
Forwards
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10
Tyrhys Dolan
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23
Yūki Ohashi
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19
Ryan Hedges
Sheffield Wednesday team news
Akin Famewo has not featured for Sheffield Wednesday since October last year and Tuesday's game will come too soon for the centre-back.
The visitors' injury list also includes England defender Di'Shon Bernard, who is out until June with a knee injury.
Last matches of Sheffield Wednesday
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Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 1
Hull City
Championship
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Cardiff City
1 : 1
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
-
Sheffield Wednesday
0 : 1
Sheffield United
Championship
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Plymouth Argyle
0 : 3
Sheffield Wednesday
Championship
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Sheffield Wednesday
1 : 2
Sunderland
Championship
Sheffield Wednesday lineup
Goalkeeper
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47
Pierce Charles
Defenders
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14
Pol Valentín
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20
Michael Ihiekwe
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23
Akin Famewo
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18
Marvin Johnson
Midfielders
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44
Shea Charles
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11
Josh Windass
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10
Barry Bannan
Forwards
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41
Djeidi Gassama
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24
Michael Smith
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8
Svante Ingelsson
Three reasons we expect under 2.5 goals in this game
- Seven of the last ten games of Blackburn ended with under 2.5 goals.
- None of the last three games of Sheffield Wednesday produced more than two goals.
- Three of the last five meetings between Blackburn and Sheffield Wednesday ended with under 2.5 goals.
Main prediction Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.66
Additional predictions
Blackburn Rovers & Sheffield Wednesday current standing in Championship
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 95 - 30 | +65 | 100 |
| 2 | Burnley | 46 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 69 - 16 | +53 | 100 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 63 - 36 | +27 | 90 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 58 - 44 | +14 | 76 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 64 - 58 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 - 55 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 53 - 48 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 47 - 49 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 57 - 47 | +10 | 64 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 64 - 56 | +8 | 64 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 51 - 56 | -5 | 61 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 - 69 | -9 | 58 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 71 - 68 | +3 | 57 |
| 14 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 53 - 61 | -8 | 57 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 - 63 | -10 | 56 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 58 - 71 | -13 | 54 |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 - 65 | -16 | 53 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 45 - 62 | -17 | 51 |
| 19 | Derby County | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 48 - 56 | -8 | 50 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 48 - 59 | -11 | 50 |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 - 54 | -10 | 49 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 45 - 69 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 51 - 88 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 | Cardiff City | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 48 - 73 | -25 | 44 |